2．Imagine you have to the West Lake. Write sentences describing how you felt when you saw it for the first time.

Step6 Homework

Finish the exercises in the workbook Ex. 5, 6, 7

1．Make a table with facts about:

The West Lake

3. I looked down to the Colorado River about 2,000metres below me.

我俯视着距我两千多米之遥的科罗拉多河.

　Then I looked across to other side of the canyon.

然后,我眺望峡谷的另一边.

　Finally, I looked to my left and to my right.......

最后,我向左右遥望......

在上面这三个句子中, look 和不同的介词/副词组成不同的词组,有着不同的意思. look down表示“向下看”; look across表示"向对面看"; look to one's left 表示"向某人左侧看".还有很多介词/副词可以和look这个动词组成词组,如;

　 Look over there---there's a rainbow!

看那边!彩虹!

　 She looked up and smiled at me.

她抬起头来,冲我笑了笑.

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Step 5 Writing

2. I was on the edge of the Grand Canyon, one of the wonders the natural world.

　 我站在大峡谷边缘,它是自然界中的奇观之一.

1. The sun rose behind me and beyond the rocks. I saw that the ground fell away and down to a river, far below me.

太阳从位于我身后的岩石远处升起.我看到地面沉降至下面深谷中的一条河里.

3. Play the tape and have them read and answer.

Q1: Where may the passage come from?

　　 A: A guidebook

　　 B: A grammar book

　　 C: A dictionary

　　 D: A diary

Q2: What is the writer’s purpose in writing it?

　 A: Give facts about the Grand Canyon.

　 B: Tell how he feels about the Grand Canyon.

　 C: Introduce the Grand Canyon.

　 D: Tell people to visit the Grand Canyon.

Step 3 Do exercises

Match the words in the box with their meanings in Activity 4.

Step 4 Explain the important and difficult points

2. Careful reading

Read the first paragraph and answer: What did the writer do after he arrived?

Read the second paragraph and answer: Why was there nothing to see?

Read the third paragraph and answer: Where was the writer facing on the edge of the Grand Canyon?

Read the fourth paragraph and fill in the table:

Read the fifth paragraph and feel the writer’s feeling

1. Fast reading

scan the passage and find out the name of the wonder.

2. Show some pictures of famous buildings, seas, towers, waterfalls and so on. Describe them with the words in Activity 1 as well as learn some new words.

Step 2: Reading

1. Show a picture of the Great Wall and talk something about the picture.

What’s the name of the place? Is it an ancient building? How long/ wide is it?